Nature is the Solution
The Climate-Health Connection: Nature’s Role in Protecting People
Published: 12 May 2026 at 10:00 Europe/London
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Episode notes
In this final episode of the season, we speak with Senator Bill Frist, Global Board Chair, and Catherine Machalaba, TNC’s first planetary health scientist, to explore how environmental change is becoming a defining public health challenge—and how nature can help protect people. We then travel to Lynn, Massachusetts, to see how the environment is affecting community health. Together, the episode connects local lived experience with global science to show why a healthy planet is essential to healthy people.
Host: Kris Sarri, Massachusetts State Director
Also featuring: Senator Bill Frist, TNC Global Board Chair; Catherine Machalaba, TNC Planetary Health Scientist; Cardeliz Paez, Ward 5 City Councilor, Lynn; Gargi Cooper, Nurse Practitioner
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